also, if you plan to make the switch to olympus, do consider that their next cameras should have the improved noise performance of the truepic v sensor. it is rumored that they will be announcing a new flagship possibly in fall or winter.

So if you don't anticipate a need for a huge pixel count or tilt & shift lenses (which aren't cheap!) and the feature set of the E3 is enough for your current needs then the consensus so far seems to be to ditch the 50D.

Looks like that settles it, Ill give the Oly a go, will post some pics as soon as I get it, Thanks to everyone for your input!

Welcome to the Oly family!! I wish I had an E3! Maybe I'll pick up one, if and when its successor comes out.